Meat clamp or skewer.



J. W. BROWN. l I MEAT GLAMPOR SKEWBR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1914-' Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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l will@ STATE@ lfltlhllll JHN W'. BROWN, OIE' THE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS HOME, LDISTRXCT GF COLUMBXA.

'MEAT SLAM? OR SKE'WER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. i3? intel Application ined Mal-C11 e, 1911i. serial No. 823,453.

To (lll ywhom it may Concern.'

V Be it known that LJonN lV. BROWNn a citizen oli the United States of illnerica, residing-g; at United States Soldiers Home, in the District of Columbia, have invented (J-ertain new and useful Improvements in Meat Clamps or Showers, of which the following is a Specification.

lily present invention relates to improvements in meat clamps or skewers and is designed especially to provide a device by means of which meats may heclamped er secured together in a desirable and etlicient manner.

The primary object of the invention is the provision ot a slrewer `tor holding or retain ing roasts, ete., together when being baked in an oven or boiled in a receptacle.

ln actual practice it has been tound that there lare lnumerous lbjections to the pres, eut modes oi' holding the meets together' while being prepa red Jfor ay meal, as for instance a cord is often wrapped about the meat and in many cases the cord either breaks orfis bm'ned asuxnler., wooden skewers made of simple straight sticks burn in a hot oren, and when the meat has a tendency to swell in boiling' the straight skewers7 both iron and wood, become ineti'eet-ive to prevent thisv` and as a consequence much oi the nutrition is lost for the reason that the wrapped prece ol meat separates and the nutrition escapes therefrom. By the utilization ot my device the piece oll meat held securely between two retaining: members and when so clamped spreadingor hosenineW of the meut is impossible.

.ln the accompanying; drawings I have `illustraled one complete example oi' the physical embodiment of my shower conjstructed according to the best mode l have so far devised for the practical application of the principles olf my invention.

Figure l sl'io'ws a side view ot' a clamp or shower embodying the novel features ot my invention l? 9.- shows the slfewer turned at right angles to Fig. l and embedded in a piece olf meat to retain the wrapped or rolled construction of the meat. itin', 3 is a view looking at the pointed end of the sliewe".

,in the preferred emlgunl'imeut of my invention utilize a metallic shank l pret-- erably 'of and vliashioned with a rino;

or loop f to provide a convenient handle lor manipulating the shower. At its opposite end the shank is formed with a spear head. indicated as a Whole by the nr ne al 3, and the curved edges l oit' the head are sharpened to a knife-,edge land entendto the point or' the spear head. The ilat feces o'r' the spear head are indicatedby the numerals 5, and it will be noted that these lat 'faces lie in a horizontal plane withthe-ring cr handle 2 at the opposite end of the shank. 'lhe flat faces 5 are smooth and are Wedge shape tmvard the point of the head 3, but at the rear the head is formed with a pair of abruptly arranged shoulders 6, (i, extendine` at approximately a right angle "from the longitudinal airis ot the shank: These shoulders are retaining shoulders which Coect with a coiled spring 7 loosely supported on the shank l and between these members the meat held secure.

rlhe application of the invention to praetical use is illustrated in Fig. 2 where the skewer is shown 'm place. ln using the shower, the meat is irst wrapped or rolled into proper for-nn then the slreiver which is grasped between the thumb and first linger with the ring handle and flat Spearhead hold in horizontal position, is entered and pushed from one side of the piece of meat, through, and out at"theopposite side and immediately following' this movement the shower is given a quarter turn to bring the head and handle into vertical position as shown in Fig. 2.

It will he understood that the curved edges l, Il, a1'e-sullicie1itly sharpened to permit the passage oi the shower through the meat with toinparatively little ell'ortt .and the wer'lge shape oli the heed also enables the h lad to malte clean cut without marring the meat. A

lt. will oe observed that the spring i' is compressed between the meat and the handle or ring, and in this manner the shower is ladjustnlole to various sizes of pieces ot meat, hut in all cases the spring is of sull'ioiont tension to eo-act with the shoulders 6, o., and hold the meat tightly. and securely there between, and vin this manner prevent the meat from spreading, or unrollino'.

While 'lhave referred only to a. roast herein, it will o'l course loe understood that the shower is capable ol use on all kinds and shapes ol? 'meats to which it is applicable., and while l have illustrated only one size skewer, it Will be apparent that larger and eyen smaller skewers may be used, and I -Sntemplate furnishing the skewers in va- )us sizes.

I do not limit myself to the exact de ltails of construction illustrated, as it is manifest I may change the form and shape of the spear-head and the coiled spring or eompressible retaining member may also be altered if desired WithoutI departing from the spirit of my invention.

From the above description taken in conneetion with the drawings it is evident that I have produced askewer or meat clamp that will prove a highly desirable article 'for use in households, cafs, restaurants, etc.,

and other places where meat is prepared by M. L. NEWCOMB. CHAs. K DAvms. 

